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Over €2.1 Million Spent Serving Unsold Affordable Homes In Kildare.

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Dept. of Housing says the cost arose over 11 years.

€2,119,385 was spent serving unsold affordable homes Kildare in the 11 years to 2020.

The cost arises through servicing loans on these properties.

The Dept. of Housing says that, at the end of last year, there were 67 such homes across the county, and 2,039 in the country.

Minister, Darragh O'Brien says these homes " are available for social housing tenants.".

Table 1: No. of unsold affordable units to end of 2020

Local Authority
No. of Units
CARLOW
31
CORK CITY
248
CORK CO.
575
DONEGAL
15
DUBLIN CITY
271
FINGAL
274
GALWAY CITY
57
KERRY
4
KILDARE
67
LAOIS
74
LOUTH
54
MAYO
23
MEATH
51
OFFALY
6
ROSCOMMON
6
SOUTH DUBLIN CC
155
TIPPERARY
23
WATERFORD
53
WESTMEATH
52

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